Sing! How Worship Transforms Your Life, Family, and Church
First sentence: We are a singing people because it is how God has created united states of america. It'south what we do. And when we do, we're but joining in with what the residuum of creation is doing. It's September. The year isn't over nevertheless. Simply I'm thinking Sing! may be my favorite book of the year. We'll run across. What is it well-nigh? Why should you read it? Why should you read it with others? I hope to do the book justice and answer your questions. Intended Audition: Any laic. Too: Pastors. Elders. Worship Leaders. Band Musicians. Fathers and mothers. Sunday school teachers. Vocal writers. Anyone who has ever suffered at whatever time. Anyone who has e'er struggled with depression at any fourth dimension. Anyone who wants to exist happy. What is information technology about? It'south about singing. Information technology's about congregational singing in local churches. It's well-nigh singing at home with our families. It's about individual and corporate singing. Chances are you lot haven't thought of singing every bit a spiritual bailiwick. Yet IT IS. Then simply as you lot'd read a book about how to pray or how to read the Bible, the Gettys take given usa a book on how to sing. Why was it written? The Gettys' five signal aim in writing Sing! Why should yous read it? God designed united states to sing praises. Singing praise to the Lord is one of God's ultimate purposes for our lives. Singing is and then intimately connected with joy; we are to delight in the Lord and find our satisfaction, our happiness IN HIM. What did I dearest nearly information technology? I loved, loved, loved everything about this ane. I idea information technology was packed with truth and insight. I idea it was biblical. I thought the authors were persuasive. I loved the passion and enthusiasm. I loved the organization and layout. I loved how applied information technology was. Likewise how concise the volume was. And I really LOVED the discussion questions. At that place's as well four additional bonus tracks--capacity. Some of my favorite discussion questions: The book wasn't just almost singing in church building--at church. It was virtually singing seven days a week and really living out what you're singing. Favorite quotes:
one. To notice why we sing and the overwhelming joy and holy privilege that comes with singing.
2. To consider how singing impacts our hearts and minds and all of our lives.
3. To cultivate a culture of family singing in our daily home life.
4. To equip our churches for wholeheartedly singing to the Lord and one another as an expression of unity.
5. To inspire us to run across congregational singing as a radical witness to the world.
one. How has singing played a role in your spiritual development?
ii. Can you recollect an example of a memorable occasion where y'all enjoyed singing in church? What about that event made an impact on you?
3. What is the link between thankfulness and singing?
4. What psalm or other Scripture passage resonates with you as your "Song of Salvation"? Why?
five. What song would yous consider to be your personal "testimony" song?
half-dozen. Is there a hymn, or hymns, from your past that acts as a "milestone marker" for your walk with Christ? Why is it still significant and how does it speak to your center today?
7. What modernistic song (new to you in the past few years) has connected with you in such a mode that you believe information technology may become a "milestone" hymn for you in the future?
viii. If you grew up in a Christian home, what songs from your babyhood do you about call back? What hymns practise y'all know? What Bible verses and stories do you lot know because of songs? What hymns do you want to laissez passer down to your children?
9. If I were a visitor to your church building and knew nothing of the gospel, what would your church music (selections, presentation, and congregational date) convey to me almost your faith and agreement of the gospel?
10. Do your favorite songs that yous love to sing give a wide and deep pic of the character and nature of God? Can the same be said of how we think about God and how we pray to Him?We are commanded to sing the Word of God—the truth revealed in the Scriptures, the story of redemption. Fundamentally, we're to sing virtually God, revealed in Christ and supremely in His suffering and His glory, since that's what the Word of God is all about (Luke 24:26–27).
The songs we sing should not brush along the surface, or pluck phrases out of context, or focus exclusively on ourselves, or describe Jesus in a style His Give-and-take does non (or, still worse, to speak in contradiction to His Give-and-take). Every part of a lyric should link together to bring a wonderful, thoughtful, deep expression of Scripture to every vocalizer.
Worship comes every bit a response to revelation. Praise is prompted by—compelled past—the revelation of something glorious. And the gospel is the revelation of the most glorious truth in history.
Singing gives voice to a heart that deeply knows the gospel of grace. It is the overflow of a heart captivated past the gospel. In equally many voices that join together to sing in that location are as many hearts that are called to know Christ as Lord and Savior. From that place there is a genuine and rich overflow of praise.
People say you are what you lot swallow. Well, songs are food for the soul. What you sing, and don't sing, changes y'all. Your centre and mind require a good, counterbalanced nutrition of gospel truth that will build you upwards for your working week, your times of trial, and for each season of life.
If nosotros are to be prepared to live for Christ in the whole of life, we demand to be singing nearly the whole of life.
If our songs are not giving united states of america a balanced, rich, nutritious diet, we will not be spiritually healthy people.
Our singing can set united states of america for every flavor of life, and sustain united states through every season of life. We don't need a musical escape from our lives; we need to gaze on the Savior of our lives—our refuge and help and comfort.
Nosotros demand to brand singing Bible truths second nature to our children, a "second language" in our homes. Sing nigh those truths when yous sit down at home and when yous walk forth the route, when you lie down, and when yous get upwardly. Sing with your kids as y'all put them to bed at night, or y'all sit down for dinner, or every bit you drive in the car with a CD on. Sooner or later, they'll commencement singing unprompted. Join in with them.
Songs aid us railroad train children in the "language" of the Christian faith. What we want to teach our kids travels deeper inside them when we sing information technology rather than just speak information technology to them.
While our faith must be taught, it is also "caught" in our homes, through what our kids see and hear from united states. And singing is catchy. And then sing with your kids. You don't need to be able to sing well. Our singing always remains more important than the sound it makes.
Our singing casts a lite later on we are gone. We each behave responsibility in the singing legacy we exit behind usa. We should sing with a mind toward those younger than us who are listening in and learning from us. Someone took the time to share hymns of faith with united states of america and we are to be faithful in doing the same.
As you lot stand and sing in your church this Sun, you lot practice not know who is listening, and you tin never imagine what the Lord might be doing.
Li a versão em português da Editora Fiel. Tenho algum problema com as traduções da editora, embora seja grato a Deus pelas obras que eles lançam. Cante! é um ótimo livro para aqueles que trabalham com o canto congregacional, e embora seja mais prático que teórico, ainda serve como recurso para estudos dirigidos. Minha maior crítica é quanto ao uso de referências de segunda mão (citações encontradas em livros aos quais os autores tiveram acesso, mas sem referências às fontes primarias). De qualquer forma, a obra musical de Keith e Kristyn é suficiente para provar que seu legado à igreja é atemporal, east esta obra certamente é útil, não apenas a quem está iniciando no ministério da música, mas também para quem já serve há muitos anos.
Beautiful theological insight into congregational singing. Information technology's a short read but impactful. I already had the utmost respect for the Getty's. This book is only fantastic.
So good. Can't wait to release this in French.
My new favorite book on singing for laypeople and worship teams. It currently has a spot on my Fav5 for 2017 list. This book and Doxology & Theology stand up heads and shoulders above all others. What I dear is the narrow focus: congregational singing. Not worship. Most books on worship go into a "worship is all of life" thing (which is true only unfocused). This book is curt and sweet and wins the word on what should exist the loudest thing in church building: the people's singing voices. Btw, the authors narrate the audiobook I listened to, though she reads the book and he reads the bonus materials at the end. Hearing Irish narration was a joy. If I had the money I would buy a copy of this book for every family unit in my church. It's that good and worth information technology.
This is the shortest book on worship I accept read and yet I believe it to be the most impactful book on worship I have read. The Getty's make keen points and they make them strikingly direct, convincingly, and concisely. I would recommend this book for literally everyone. Seriously, if you don't take it, go get information technology and read it. You could easily read it in a day if you intended to. Loved it and volition always reference information technology and read through information technology over again and again. Would be a proficient book report equally a group or as a church building too. Go get it!
Filled with many expert reminders on why congregational singing is of import. The first role is more than theological, the second function more practical - but all of information technology is skilful.
Sing! How Worship Transformed Your Life, Family and Church building by Keith and Kristyn Getty Our homegroup come across weekly. Nosotros choose and went through this book, chapter by affiliate, stopping at chapter vii. I went on to read the adjacent affiliate 'Postlude: Will You Sing?', which I thought was the all-time chapter. I likewise thumbed through additional chapters, called 'Bonus Tracks'. There were bonus tracks for Pastors, Worship Leaders, musician and song writers (the creatives). When the volume was introduced to us for study, I was very reluctant, like one other person in the group. I been to churches with 'standard', habitual singing, and churches where the Spirit was present during the service, including the worship and singing. My pastor from one of the churches I attended would sing from the pulpit, facing the congregation, eyes tightly shut. Information technology broke his eye to see people in the congregation not singing! This book explores the need and importance for congregational singing. Why would I be uncomfortable with this volume on singing? My business was that the book would reek of legalism, making claims that shouldn't be made, or twisting scripture. I AM very glad I was WRONG! The book was excellent when it came to being used as a study by our group. Questions at the end of each affiliate brought out different thoughts apropos what scripture said concerning singing. Beingness mindful of our worship fourth dimension, purposeful, why singing was important to ourselves, the church and those in the congregation. There was a lot to be gleamed. Keith and Kristen Getty practice practice what they preach. While I had not heard of them, a few at our church building did. A couple of weeks agone, we installed a new pastor at our church building. Different people offered congratulations, prayer and thanksgiving for our church, and our leadership, and at that place was Keith and Kristen, who sang a song Kristen wrote, offering praise to our holy God and describing the blessings of his (God'south) honey. Don't hesitate to selection this book upward and read it. We are ever striving to glorify God with our lives, and this book offers dozens of steps towards that goal. The book would remind us of what nosotros should already know, and how singing is what is needed for the proper Glorification of God. Oh my, I bought this volume and owe no one a review except to glorify God by pointing to Him in everything I do.
A book written mainly regarding congregational singing...I don't know that this discipline matter would have caught my attention. Several years back, our song leader came back from the Getty'due south "Sing!" Conference and handed me this book. I'grand glad I didn't await any longer to read the book! From the introduction, the book had my attention. Although I absolutely dear to sing (and normally loud), it is credible in speaking with others and watching others, that singing for many Christians is something they just get through. Here is what the Gettys said in the intro, "The New Testament implies that our singing is important. It's been said that Christians are a singing people - just frequently, many of us are really more than of a mouthing-along-with-the-words kind of people." I totally agree. When reading books on music in the Christian globe, I have plant that music can more often than not be a lightning rod! All the same, this volume is far from that. I believe I could paw a copy of this to near any Christian, regardless of their view on music, and they would be blessed by the content. The Gettys really do vestibule and attempt to persuade their reader of the importance of the singing congregation. Non the soloist...not the duet...not the quartet or the music special on stage. An although they address choirs, this book is not almost any type of music beingness "performed" on the platform of a church building or any other venue. It really is nearly the singing of the congregation. In matter of fact, they ask this question (a question I have non e'er been asked or seen asked in a book), "How did the congregation sing?" This question really made me stop & call back. Just because I, equally a pastor and someone who is passionate about singing, dearest to sing and sing heartily unto the Lord, doesn't mean that our congregation does. A few things I love about the book - 1) the volume is total of Scriptural admonitions regarding singing along with a focus on the gospel, 2) the book gently reminds the reader that for the sake of the gospel and the sake of others, at that place are times we have to sacrifice our preferences when information technology comes to musical styles for the sake of others and the church building. This last point is a much needed 1 in the Bible-assertive community that I take been a role of much of my life. 3) The book is a short one. Clocking in at a mere 146 pages, it will give hope to the most novice reader among united states to be able to read it in good time. The chapters are as follows: Affiliate 1: Created to Sing! The practical "Bonus Tracks" at the end of the book are worth the toll of the book for anyone involved in the music of their church (pastors should be involved in the music and these final few "tracks" are quite helpful). I love the section in the first affiliate that answers the often-asked question, "What if I can't sing?" It is an alibi I often hear from fellow Christians that have no heart for singing. The Gettys answer this in several ways. Here are a few snippets from this department: "If you can speak, y'all tin physically sing." "God'southward far less concerned with your tunefulness than your integrity. Christian singing begins with the heart, not on the lips (Eph. 5:19)." At the cease of the start affiliate entitled "Created to Sing!" the Gettys give some good instruction: "Don't sing primarily because you love singing, or continue quiet because you practise not. Sing considering yous dear who made you, and formed y'all, and enables you to sing." The following are some of my favorite sections/quotes from the remainder of the book: "Christian singing is far more than doing our duty, but information technology is never less." "It is hard - impossible, in fact - to sing what y'all are excited nigh in your spirit and grateful in your center in a mode that is tepid, tentative, and withdrawn. Deeply felt thankfulness produces a sound from our voices that is robust and enthusiastic." "So as we obey the control to sing, nosotros are (or should be) unleashing a congregational sound of conviction - whether there are a dozen of us or thousands of u.s.. If nosotros aren't, our children or visitors looking on have every correct to wonder if what we are singing is truly of import to us. In this sense, our singing betrays the truth about usa, for amend or for worse." "Sing to yourself what yous sang on Lord's day, for what you sing shapes your heart, your mind, your soul." "The church should exist a feasting identify for singable songs, and the appetite for information technology is nurtured at home." "Singing the gospel changes hearts, and singing the gospel prepares hearts." "At the heart of encouraging your kids to sing is having a center for singing the songs yourself." "We have noticed many times that when parents, and especially fathers, practice not sing, it often leads to older kids inheriting similar tepid responses that sadly often make it beyond just the singing. Be a parent who sings with joy, and pray that your kids, of whatever age, would follow y'all - not just in the singing, but in the faith that brings such joy." "We believe that singing is transformative." "The church building is (and has been throughout history) an incredible breeding ground for musical training and expression." "Inspire your kids with different instruments, sounds, and languages, and by speaking positively about all these things yourself." "Don't view singing with church equally an opportunity to sing in a fashion that sounds like the culture y'all alive in, or similar a past era yous wish you lived in - come to sing to lend your voice to the timeless, dizzying sound of the congregational voice singing to the I who is eternally worthy of our praise." "Not all singing churches are salubrious churches, but all healthy churches are singing churches." "The sight & sound of a congregation singing praise to God together is a radical witness in a civilization that rejects God and embraces individualism." "Your singing is always a witness. The question is: Is information technology a good witness or not?"
Chapter 2: Commanded to Sing!
Affiliate iii: Compelled to Sing!
Chapter 4: Sing! with Heart and Mind
Chapter v: Sing! with Your Family
Chapter 6: Sing! with the Local Church
Chapter 7: The Radical Witness When Congregations Sing!
Postlude: Will You Sing?
"God is the ultimate musician. His music transforms your life. The notes of redemption rearrange your heart and restore your life. His songs of forgiveness, grace, reconciliation, truth, hope, sovereignty, and dearest give you back your humility and restore your identity." Paul Tripp
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